Accumulation of materials for "Wait patiently and persevere" compositions
1. Jiang Shang
When Jiang Shang was young, he worked in Chaoge, the Shang capital (today's Qixian County, Henan Province) He slaughtered cattle and sold meat, and then went to Mengjin (now northeast of Mengjin County, Henan Province) to do a wine selling business. Although he was poor, he had great ambitions, studied hard, and tirelessly studied and explored ways to govern and rejuvenate the country, hoping that one day he would be able to make great achievements and serve the country. It was not until his later years that he finally got the opportunity to display his talents. While assisting King Wen, Jiang Shang formulated a series of correct domestic and foreign policies to strengthen Zhou and destroy Shang. After the death of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, he worshiped Jiang Shang as his national master and respectfully called him Master Shangfu. Jiang Shang continued to assist the Zhou Dynasty in government affairs. In the eleventh year of King Wu, King Wu raised his troops to attack Zhou and won a great victory in Muye. After the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Shang was granted the title of Qi because of his meritorious service in destroying the Shang Dynasty, with the capital city Yingqiu (today's north of Linzi City, Linzi City) (Jiang Shang was not reused until he was 71 years old).
2. Wu Chengen
He was born into a family where an academic official became a businessman, and his family was poor. Wu Cheng'en was extremely smart since he was a child. "Huai'an Prefecture Chronicles" records that he was "sensitive and intelligent, well-versed in books, and wrote poems and essays." However, he failed in the scientific examination, and he was not recognized as "Sui Gong Sheng" until middle age. Later, he lived in Nanjing and relied on selling literature to support his family for a long time. In his later years, he was appointed as the magistrate of Changxing County due to his family's poverty. Because he couldn't stand the darkness of the officialdom, he soon resigned angrily and died in poverty. After the age of 30, he had already "filled his chest" with the anecdotes he was searching for, and he had plans to create. When he was about 50 years old, he wrote the first dozen chapters of "Journey to the West", but then stopped for many years for some reasons. It was not until he resigned and returned to his hometown in his later years that he was able to officially write "Journey to the West". Wu Chengen, who lived in poverty all his life, worked hard to complete the famous "Journey to the West" at home and abroad. He passed away in about the tenth year of Wanli (82 years old) with a mixture of sadness and joy.
3. Liu Bang
In September of the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Liu Bang gathered a crowd in Peixian County to respond to the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and he was called Peigong. At this time, Liu Bang was already 47 years old. If you want to start a career today at the age of 47, you still feel old. A 47-year-old person more than 2,000 years ago may be equivalent to a 67-year-old person today. Not to mention the gap from a small cadre in a county to the top leader of the country.
Liu Bang's revolutionary cause is progressing very rapidly. In October 206 BC (only 3 years ago), Liu Bang invaded Ba Shang. Prince Qin Ying surrendered and Qin was destroyed. After entering the Pass, Liu Bang abolished the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty and made a three-part agreement with the elders in Guanzhong: "Those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will not be punished." Therefore, he was welcomed by the people. After Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army, Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's advice and went to Hongmen in person, making humble remarks. Xiang Yu made Liu Bang the King of Han and ruled the Bashu and Hanzhong areas. Liu Bang was unwilling to let Xiang Yu monopolize the fruits of the revolution, so he led his army eastward and launched the four-year Chu-Han War. In the winter of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang invited Han Xin, Peng Yue and others to lead an army to besiege the Chu army at Gaixia. Xiang Yu led his troops to break out of the encirclement and went to Wujiang River to commit suicide. In February of that year (55 years old), Liu Bang ascended the throne and established his capital in Luoyang. Soon it was moved to Chang'an, which was known as the Western Han Dynasty in history.
4. Gou Jian
Helu was injured and died. His son Fucha was determined to take revenge. Gou Jian took the initiative to attack Wu the following year. There was a fierce battle with Wu soldiers at Fujiao Mountain (now southwest of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province), and the Vietnamese soldiers were defeated. Gou Jian withdrew his troops to Kuaiji Mountain (now south of Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and used Fan Li's strategy to beg for peace with Wu. In the fifth year of Gou Jian's reign, he led his wife and minister Fan Li to the state of Wu and sent him as a hostage to Wu. When they arrived at the capital of Wu, Gou Jian endured the humiliation and burden, calling himself a humble minister. The nose is a woodcutter's head; the wife is dressed in the unmarried clothes, and she wears a jacket from Zuoguan. "She takes care of her husband and is obedient. She feeds the horses, and the wife provides water, removes manure, and sweeps." For three years, he has not been sullen or resentful. Better than Fu Chai's servants.
Gou Jian returned to Vietnam in the seventh year (30 years old). After returning to the country, in order to encourage himself not to forget revenge and avenge his shame, he did not spread a mattress but put firewood on it when sleeping. A gall was hung in the room and had to be tasted before every meal. This is the origin of the allusion of "sleeping on fuel and tasting courage". Ten years of gatherings and ten years of lessons. Finally, Gou Jian took advantage of Wu's struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains and defeated Wu due to domestic emptiness and domestic natural disasters. In the twenty-fourth year of Gou Jian's reign (47 years old), Wu was besieged for three years and the city was broken. Fu Cha committed suicide. Wu died. Later, Gou Jian took a boat and marched to the north. Song, Zheng, Lu, Wei and other countries surrendered, and moved their capital to Langya (today's Jiaonannan, Shandong). He formed an alliance with the princes of Qi and Jin, and was officially recognized as the overlord by King Zhou Yuan.
"Those who are determined can achieve success by fighting for success. If they lie on the firewood and taste their courage, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu."
5. Russell
Russell, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 79, is "always moving towards areas where he can still make a difference"
6. The founder of KFC ﹝Harland Sanders﹞
There was a man who experienced 1009 failures in his life. But he said: One success is enough.
When he was 5 years old, his father died suddenly of illness and left no property. Mother goes out to work. When he was young, he took care of his younger siblings at home and learned to cook for himself.
When he was 12 years old, his mother remarried, and his stepfather was very strict with him and often beat him when his mother went out. At the age of 14, he dropped out of school and began a wandering life.
When he was 16 years old, he lied about his age and joined the expeditionary force. Due to severe seasickness during the voyage, he was sent home early.
At the age of 18, he married a wife. But only a few months later, his wife sold all his property and fled back to her parents' home. When he was 20 years old, he worked as an electrician, a ferry driver, and later a railway worker. None of his jobs went smoothly. At the age of 30, he worked as a salesperson in an insurance company. He later resigned after falling out with his boss over bonus issues.
At the age of 31, he studied law by himself and started practicing law at the encouragement of his friends. During a case trial, he actually got into a fight with the client in court.
At the age of 32, he was unemployed and his life was very difficult.
At the age of 35, misfortune befell him again. As he drove across a bridge, the bridge's steel ropes broke. He and his car fell into the river and were seriously injured. He could no longer work as a tire salesman.
When he was 40 years old, he opened a gas station in a town. He injured a competitor by hanging a billboard, which caused a dispute. At the age of 47, he divorced his second wife, and his three children were deeply affected. At the age of 61, he ran for Senate but lost.
At the age of 65, the government demolished his newly prosperous fast food restaurant for road construction, and he had to sell all the equipment at a low price. At the age of 66, in order to make ends meet, he went to small restaurants around the country to sell his fried chicken skills.
At the age of 75, he felt powerless, so he transferred the brands and patents he created. The new owner offered him 10,000 shares as part of the purchase price, but he declined. Later, the company's stock rose sharply, and he lost the opportunity to become a billionaire. When he was 83 years old, he opened another fast food restaurant, but got into a lawsuit over his trademark and patent. At the age of 88, he finally achieved great success and the whole world knew his name.
He is Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of KFC. He said: People often complain about bad weather, but it is not actually bad weather. As long as you are optimistic and confident, the weather will be good every day.
Who knows exactly how many of his portraits are hanging in front of KFC in the world? How many people in the world have never eaten KFC Kentuky Fried Chicken? No matter who tries to slander him in any way, his business is still prosperous.
Recently, quite a few of my friends have sent me emails, messages, and messages, and the content is nothing more than complaining. They tend to feel resentful about the reality of society. I feel that my talents are not recognized, the employment environment is poor, etc. Of course, I won’t deny everything they say, but I won’t agree with everything either. I'm not here to show my seniority. Is your current environment more difficult than when I was young? Have you suffered more unfair treatment than me?
Of course I cannot be compared with the owner of KFC. I don’t have his achievements, I don’t have his wealth, and I don’t even have his fame. But have you ever seen it? As an old man in his eighties, I still have no complaints. And I am still working conscientiously day and night, never giving up or being disappointed. I don’t know where my success lies? Maybe it's far away, maybe it will never come. But I know for sure that my efforts will never give up until the last day.
So friends, especially young friends, let us join hands and move forward in the same direction!